Six of the 18 teams in the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts moved on to compete in the playoffs of the Canadian women's curling championship. The field was reduced by two-thirds after pool play.
The annual competition determines the representative for Canada at the women's world curling championships. In addition, the winning club receives a cash prize and gold rings in the four-heart design of the Tournament of Hearts logo.
In the end, Kerri Einarson and Team Canada completed four-peat at the competition. Einarson's crew also won the event in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
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The Sporting News has all the details on the Scotties playoff format and schedule.
2023 Scotties playoff schedule, results
Tiebreakers (Friday, Feb. 24, 11:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Nova Scotia — 7
Wild Card 1 — 6
Sheet B
British Columbia — 8
Quebec — 3
Playoff 1 (Friday, Feb, 24, 4 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba — 9
British Columbia — 4
Sheet D
Nova Scotia — 7
Ontario — 6
Playoff 2 (Friday, Feb. 24, 9 p.m. ET)
Sheet B
Northern Ontario — 6
Nova Scotia — 3
Sheet D
Manitoba — 7
Canada — 6
Page 3/4 game (Saturday, Feb. 25, 4 p.m. ET)
Sheet C
Nova Scotia — 4
Canada — 9
Page 1/2 game (Saturday, Feb. 25, 9 p.m. ET)
Sheet C
Northern Ontario — 5
Manitoba — 8
Semifinal (Sunday, Feb. 26, 3 p.m. ET)
Sheet C
Northern Ontario — 5
Canada — 7
Final (Sunday, Feb. 26, 9 p.m. ET)
Sheet C
Manitoba — 4
Canada — 10
2023 Scotties playoff format
The top three teams from each pool advanced from pool play to the playoffs of the Scotties.
The No. 2 team in Pool A faced the No. 3 team in Pool B and the No. 2 team in Pool B faced the No. 3 team in Pool A to determine who advanced to the page playoff. The No. 1 seeds received byes.
Here is how the page playoff works. It determined the champion:
- In Game 1, the third- and fourth-placed teams play against each other. The loser is eliminated.
- In Game 2, the first- and second-placed teams play against each other. The winner qualifies directly for the final.
- In Game 3 (the semifinal), the winner of Game 1 plays against the loser of Game 2. The loser is eliminated.
- Game 4 (the final) is then played between the winners of Games 2 and 3.
2023 Scotties pool play
Here are the final standings for the pool play portion of the competition.
Pool A
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada* | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Nova Scotia | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Quebec | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| British Columbia | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Wild Card 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Alberta | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Nunavut | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Pool B
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ontario* | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Manitoba* | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Ontario* | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Northwest Territories | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| New Brunswick | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Wild Card 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Wild Card 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Yukon | 8 | 1 | 7 |
* = advance to playoffs
What channel is the 2023 Scotties on?
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts were broadcast on TSN with live streaming available on TSN.ca and in the TSN app.
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Longtime curling announcer Vic Rauter was set to be in the booth, splitting play-by-play duties with Bryan Mudryk. Cathy Gauthier, Joanne Courtney and Russ Howard joined the team as analysts.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Channel |
| Friday, Feb. 24 | 11:30 a.m. | Tiebreaker | TSN1 |
| 4 p.m. | Playoff 1 | TSN1 | |
| 9 p.m. | Playoff 2 | TSN1 | |
| Saturday, Feb. 25 | 4 p.m. | Page Playoff | TSN1/3/4 |
| 9 p.m. | Page Playoff | TSN1 | |
| Sunday, Feb. 26 | 3 p.m. | Semifinal | TSN1 |
| 9 p.m. | Final | TSN1/3/4/5 |
Where is the 2023 Scotties taking place?
The 42nd edition of the tournament was played at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, B.C.
This was the first time that Kamloops had hosted the Scotties and the first time the tournament was in British Columbia since 2018, when it was held in Penticton.
What is the purse for the 2023 Scotties?
The 18 teams competed for a share of a $300,000 purse.
Here is the breakdown of prize money for the event:
1st: $100,000
2nd: $60,000
3rd: $40,000
Championship Pool (4th-8th): $15,000
Non-Championship Pool (9th-18th): $2,500
In addition to $100,000, the winner of the 2023 Scotties will represent Canada at the 2023 LGT World Women’s Curling Championship. That tournament will be played in mid-March and Sandviken, Sweden will host the event.
2023 Scotties odds
Einarson's Team Canada was the pre-tournament favorite to win the Scotties yet again, according to Sports Interaction.
Einarson and her crew remained the favorite entering the playoff portion of the tournament,
Here were the odds for the teams remaining in the tournament:
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Canada | -167 |
| Ontario | +300 |
| Northern Ontario | +350 |
| Manitoba | +650 |
| British Columbia | +5000 |
| Nova Scotia | +5000 |
